plus italy avoids fresh elections prime minister josep a conte narrowly wins a crucial confidence vote in the senate but for now want it will be much harder for him to implement his pandemic policies. hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show donald trump has made his final farewell speech to the nation as u.s. president in which he defended his america 1st legacy and brings to a close a turbulent time in office most recently with the storming of the u.s. capitol 2 weeks ago by his supporters president trump is breaking with a longstanding american tradition and will not attend wednesday's inauguration of his successor president elect joe biden. it's been 4 turbulent he is but donald trump has said his final goodbyes to the presidency we embarked on a mission to make america great again for all americans as i could clude my term as the 45th president of the united states i stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together we did what we came here to do and so much more i also want to think for the rest a 4 percent approval rating it will be hard to find many that agr

states john roberts to administer the presidential oath to the next president of the united states josep are biden. please please stand. by because of dollars. please raise your right hand and repeat after me i joseph robinette biden jr do solemnly swear and throw some of robert why did you do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute and i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states office the president of the united states and. will to the best of my ability welcome back to my building preserve protect and defend preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states constitution of the united states so help you god so help me god congratulations mr president i. think. ladies and gentlemen please be seated. my fellow americans a moment we have all been waiting for it is now my great privilege and high honor to be the 1st person to officially introduce the 46 president of the united states joe seth are biden junior. justice roberts. vice president who are. speaker pelosi leader sure we're going to mcconnell wife president parents my distinguished

take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world is how in a prime minister josep a contact has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote to stay in power it comes after former premier renzi told his party out of the coalition government but conti failed to secure an absolute majority meaning he now has a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. for the rescuers in china are stepping up efforts to try to reach some 22 miners trapped in a gold mine and eastern china while the men have been stuck underground since an explosion damaged the entrance to the mine in shandong province 10 days ago authorities have managed to establish contact with some of the miners but fears for their survival are growing as you should know. the kremlin has dismissed calls for free opposition leader alexei navalny who's been jailed for 30 days following his return to russia on sunday and on they had spent the past few months in germany recovering from poisoning with a nerve agent the kremlin also described his calls for mass protests against his arrest as troubling.

put words in your mouth, but i am going to quote directly from the foreign affairs chief in the eu, josepher day, "if things continue like this," and he was very mindful of the fact that the uk right now isn't even giving full diplomatic status to the eu ambassador in london. he said, "if things continue like this, then there are no good prospects for the relationship between the eu and britain." is that the feeling in dublin? no, that wouldn't be our feeling, quite frankly. i think the relationship between britain and ireland is absolutely critical, and we know that more than most because of the peace process. a strong, engaged britain in northern ireland are absolutely essential for the peace process. so since the general election, a new government was formed, since the assembly in northern ireland was put back into operation, the north—south bodies have been working really well together, and indeed, the british—irish council has been reactivated, where we meet with the british government and indeed the devolved nations and the island dependencies, as well, to discuss and work on matter

the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has voiced "great concern" about the more than 3,000 demonstratorsussing how to respond. 0ur brussels correspondent, nick beake, has been following the story. in terms of the options they can take, it's tricky because a lot of people here in brussels, meps, are saying strong words are one thing and saying that you stand behind the likes of alexei navalny, the opposition leader who is now being detained, and saying that you stand in solidarity with the more than 3,000 people who were arrested during protests, largely peaceful protests, in russia over the past 72 hours. and so some people are saying it needs to go further, whether that is sanctions, targeting individual members of president putin's regime, people with big money interests who have got lots of cash within the eu, whether there is some sort of travel ban or restriction on their assets there. but i think this is where it gets difficult because some people are saying they want to see far—reaching economic sanctions, the likes of which we saw back in 2014 after russia annexed crimea, and i t

italian a prime minister josep a contact has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote to stay in power that comes after former premier matteo renzi old his party out of the coalition government a country failed to secure an absolute majority needed he now heads a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. this is due to the news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at g.w. news or visit our website g w dot com. or form. or. in less than 24 hours donald trump will depart the white house without welcoming its new resident soon to be president joe biden a final break with tradition by a president who came to power promising to break all the rules and he deliver on that promise at home and abroad tonight trump's former national security adviser john bolton joins me to discuss the global order after 4 years of america 1st the good the bad and the broken i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. watch you how not to lose by trying something new like from this pandemic this horrible plague in from china it's going to disappear one day it's like the miracle that

disagreements over gas exploration and maritime boundaries in the eastern mediterranean italian prime minister josep pick on day has won a confidence vote in italy's lower house of parliament he'll likely remain in power should he win another such vote in the senate on tuesday it contains government was plunged into crisis last week after losing the support of a junior coalition partner. more than 20 c. for drugs have parked on roads near the u.k. parliament to protest problems in getting their produce to the european union many fishermen have been unable to be exported to the e.u. because of the extra documentation now required after brecht's it the government has said post breaks it t.v. problems should be resolved shortly. on the other side of the atlantic the trump presidencies remaining time he can now be measured in hours and u.s. president trump is not wasting these final moments he is preparing to issue more than $100.00 pardons on tuesday his last full day in office the list of clemencies include some white collar criminals as well as high profile convicts but it reportedly does not include

let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world italian prime minister josep a contact has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote to stay in power it comes after former premier my terror renzi pulled his party out of the coalition government a country failed to secure an absolute majority meaning he now heads a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. rescuers in eastern china are stepping up efforts to try to reach 22 miners trapped in a gold mine authorities have established contact with 12 of the men who have been stuck underground since an explosion damaged the entrance to a mine 10 days ago affairs for their survival are growing. in tunisia police have clashed with protesters for a 5th night in several cities including arianna the unrest has been sparked by mounting anger over the country's economic crisis worsened by the pandemic police used tear gas while protesters set barricades on fire and threw objects at security forces. turning to germany now which is getting a tougher on the coronavirus despite a drop in new infections th

states john roberts to administer the presidential oath to the next president of the united states josep are biden. pleasing to the police to. hold above usually walkers. please raise your right hand and repeat after me i chose this robinette biden jr do solemnly swear i chose that route and why did you do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute and i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states office the president of the united states and will to the best of my ability 'd well best liability preserve protect and defend preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states constitution of the united states and so have you got to help me congratulations mr president it was. because i didn't think it. was. just too well yeah. yeah. that the the of the. ladies and gentlemen please be seated. my fellow americans a moment we have all been waiting for it is now my great privilege and high honor to be the 1st person to officially introduce the 46 president of the united states joe said our guide in june yes. i . i think justice roberts. vice president

the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has voiced "great concern" about the more than 3000 demonstratorsersonally think that a change is in the air in russia and this is what makes mr putin so nervous. that's why he detained 3500 people into the streets. that's why he detained mr navalny, that's why he detained his wife. but i think that the eu needs to send a very clear and decisive message that this is not acceptable. 0ur brussels correspondent nick beake has been following the story. lithuania, latvia, estonia, the baltic states, russia's very near neighbours, they are leading the way as we heard there, urging people to do more, these european foreign ministers who are meeting despite covid—19, they are meeting in person today. and in terms of the options they can take, it is tricky because a lot of people here in brussels, meps are saying strong words are one thing, saying that you stand behind the likes of nalvany, the opposition leader who is now being detained and saying that you stand in solidarity with more than 3000 people who were arrested during protests, largely peaceful pro